The Times Best Food Books of 2022 "Rahul Mandal is a brilliant baker with the eye of an artist." - Nigella Lawson "Rahul is a scientist of extraordinary talent, both in baking and explaining how it's done." - Dame Prue Leith "Rahul's book is an absolutely spectacular one with so much detail and knowledge behind every recipe. So many delicious frostings, fillings, sponges and everything you need to make a showstopping cake! I can't wait to try something out!" - Jane Dunn, author of Jane's Patisserie "Impressive, phenomenal, and magical! Rahul takes cakes to another level in this book. I'm always blown away by his work!" - Eloise Head, author of Fitwaffle's Baking It Easy "The hardest part of opening up this stunning book is remembering that I'm already married so Rahul can't make my wedding cake. It's a truly inspiring collection of recipes that will become staples in any baker's kitchen, whether novice or seasoned." - Jake Cohen, author of Jew-Ish Create sensational showstopping cakes with this collection of dazzlingly delicious bakes from GBBO winner Rahul Mandal. From advice on stacking a tier cake to piping flowers, creating the perfect flavour pairing and avoiding a curdled cake batter or buttercream, Rahul shares his scientific knowhow on achieving sublime bakes - as well as advice on how to fix things when they go wrong. Featuring everything from mirror glaze, meringue, genoise and caramel to drip, fault-line and geode cakes, these are jaw-droppingly beautiful bakes that will wow family and friends every time. Winner of The Great British Bake Off 2018, Rahul won hearts as he quietly baked his way to glory with some of the most spectacular creations the show has ever seen. A research scientist at the University of Sheffield, he continues to spend his spare time baking and writes a regular column for The Times magazine.

From the bestselling authors and TikTok sensations, Henry Firth and Ian Theasby.

Want to create outrageously tasty burgers, unreal crispy duck pancakes, or the ultimate smoky chorizo risotto – that are all 100% plant based? Now you can, as the million-copy-selling authors return with over 100 meat-free, flavourful dishes that are better for you and better for the planet.

BOSH MEAT is fully loaded with incredibly easy, ridiculously tasty meals, that will satisfy your meat cravings without compromising on flavour – whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, or just want to get more plants on your plate.

From succulent sausage pasta to creamy chicken curries, vibrant Tuscan tuna salad and silky tiramisu, this is plant-based food like never before.

Leading cardiologist Dr Arthur Agatston originally tailored this diet for his patients to improve the state of their heart, and of course their general health as well. But, almost by mistake, they began to lose weight too. News of this fantastic regime spread like wildfire throughout Florida and soon his office was inundated with requests for the diet. Developed with the help of a professional nutritionist, Dr Agatston's diet provides you with easy-to-follow eating plans and recipes to keep you firmly on track. The delicious recipes are simple to prepare, quick and what's more, you generally lose the weight from your waist first. The results and health benefits are immediate and long-term. There is no counting calories, no fighting with exercises and on top of all this, positive results can start to show within just two weeks.

The easy way to take control of your PCOS symptoms―The Easy PCOS Diet Cookbook gives you fuss-free recipes to fight PCOS with an insulin resistance diet.

Struggling with PCOS symptoms is already hard enough, but following an insulin resistance diet to alleviate them shouldn't be. That's why Tara Spencer, a nutritionist specializing in PCOS who suffers from the condition herself, created The Easy PCOS Diet Cookbook―to give busy PCOS fighters the easiest, most hassle-free recipes to eliminate symptoms. The Easy PCOS Diet Cookbook helps readers prepare super simple meals using 5-ingredient recipes―many of which require only 30-minutes or less to make or just one pot―so that they take control of PCOS without wasting any time.

The Easy PCOS Diet Cookbook features:

• 125 Easy Recipes providing a mix of 5-ingredient recipes, 30-minute recipes, one-pot recipes, one-pan recipes, and no-cook recipes
• Easy-to-Find Ingredients using affordable, and easily found items from any grocery store
• Essential Info on PCOS teaching you need-to-know information about changing your lifestyle and diet to feel better

Living with PCOS isn't easy, but changing your diet to manage symptoms can be with The Easy PCOS Diet Cookbook.

From salmonella to deadly E.coli, from hepatitis-infected berries to mad cow disease, millions of people all over the world are getting sick from food they've eaten. How can you be sure the food you prepare for your family is safe? How can you protect yourself when eating out? What do you need to look out for?

There are moments in the day when you need a boost to keep you alert, or a protein burst post-gym or run. Our bodies need energy through the day, but snacking on sugary or salty processed foods is not the healthy answer. Here are nutrient-dense and tasty fatigue fighting snacks that are good for you too. Many can be made in a matter of minutes; others can be kept ready in the fridge and even freezer to pull out as you need. There are energy balls made with fresh medjool dates, frozen berries and spirulina; wholegrain muesli bars; lime and chia bars; spiced apple bites; and pumpkin seed, almond and sour cherry bars, all packed with taste and goodness.

"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket." – Chinese proverb

This Chinese proverb simply means: Reading helps strengthen one’s intellect, which correlates with the feeling one will have, once they have read this book. Medicinal Plants in Cosmetics, Health and Disease describes diseases and ailments occurring in individuals worldwide including acne, ageing, various cancers, eczema and other conditions. This book explains each disease and ailment, allowing the reader to gain a better perspective on misunderstood and underestimated assumptions accompanying the ailment or condition. Not only does this book present information on different diseases and ailments, it presents a variety of plants and plant-based compounds demonstrating potential health benefits.

Features:

Provides details on a broad range of diseases and conditions prevalent throughout the world.

Includes information on how plant bioactives can aid in the prevention, treatment and management of diseases and conditions including cancer, tuberculosis and anti-coagulants, acne, wrinkle formation and eczema.

Each chapter provides a list of plants and plant-based compounds found globally, demonstrating their potential in treating various diseases and conditions.

This book is appropriate for individuals having interest in learning several potential health benefits using bioactives derived from medicinal plants and phytomedicine.

About the Editor

Namrita Lall is a professor of Medicinal Plant Sciences, DST

NRF SARCHII Chair in Plant Health Products from IKS, and is based at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In addition to this, she holds numerous appointments, including an adjunct faculty position at the University of Missouri, JSS College of Pharmacy, India and a senior research fellow at the Bio-Tech R&D Institute, Jamaica. She has an interest in investigating medicinal plants and evaluating their potential for pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical purposes.

Table of Contents

1. Phytomedicine from Medicinal Plants: An Introduction

Talita Turvey, Samantha R. Loggenberg and Namrita Lall

2. The potential of microbial mediated fermentation products of herbal material in anti-aging cosmetics

Bianca D. Payne and Namrita Lall

3. Phytomedicines targeting antibiotic resistance through quorum sensing and biofilm formation associated with acne vulgaris

Isa A. Lambrechts and Namrita Lall

4. Nanoparticle-stabilized liposomes as an effective bioactive drug molecule delivery for acne treatment

Catherine Wilkinson, Marco N. De Canha and Namrita Lall

5. Medicinal Plants for Eczema

Marizé Nel and Namrita Lall

6. Natural products in the treatment of unremitting wounds secondary to diabetes or peripheral vascular disease

Sarah Murnane

7. Global medicinal plants and phyto-derived compounds in wound healing

Samantha R. Loggenberg and Namrita Lall

8. Naturally occurring histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors in the treatment of cancers

Sujatha Puttalingaiah, Murthy V. Greeshma, Mahadevaswamy G. Kuruburu, Venugopal R. Bovilla and SubbaRao V. Madhunapantula

9. Synthetic compounds vs Phytochemicals for the treatment of human cutaneous malignant melanoma: A review on human malignant melanoma, the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway and the potential of phytochemicals isolated from medicinal plants and various dietary sources

Jacqueline Maphutha and Namrita Lall

10. Anti-proliferative properties of various South African Buddleja species

Talita Turvey and Namrita Lall

11. Scutellaria species and cancer research: The way forward.

Samantha H. Sherman, Lani Irvin, Prahlad Parajuli and Nirmal Joshee

12. Lung matters: a review on lung cancer and therapeutic possibilities of medicinal plants

Tenille Esmear and Namrita Lall

　

13. Phytonanotechnology: Phytonanoformulations and their applications in cancer therapy

Tafadzwa J. Chiome and Asha Srinivasan

14. Plant-based adjunct therapy for Tuberculosis

Lydia Gibango, Anna-Mari Reid, Jonathan L. Seaman and Namrita Lall

15. The Genus Blumea: Ethnomedicinal uses, Phytochemistry and pharmacology

Harish C. Upadhyay

16. Natural Product Compounds from Plants in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Priya Darshani, Md TanjimAlam, Prem P Tripathi and VS Pragadheesh

17. The potential of plants as treatments for venous thromboembolism: A review of traditional use, biological activity and chemical constituents

Lilitha L. Denga and Namrita Lall

18. A Pharmacological Appraisal of Antimalarial Plant Species

Mahwahwatse J. Bapela, Precious B. Ramontja and Mcebisi J. Mabuza

19. Potential of medicinal plants as a treatment for infections caused by Aspergillus spp.

Tefo K. Pule, Marco N. De Canha, Namrita Lall and Quenton Kritzinger

20. Naturally occurring alkaloids with anti-HIV activity

Surjeet Verma and Namrita Lall

21. Chemistry and pharmacology of naturally occurring flavoalkaloids

Rashmi Gaur, Jyoti and Nikhilesh Kumar

22: The role of plant based natural compounds in inflammation-The effective inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolic pathways

Marcela Dvorakova, Premysl Landa and Lenka Langhansova

23. Botanicals and the gut microbiome

Anna-Mari Reid and Namrita Lall

24. Plant-Derived Compounds as New Therapeutics for Substance Use Disorders

Kevin S. Murnane

25. Agro Technology of Important Medicinal Plants: From Farm to Pharma

Nikita Patel, Swetal Patel, Abdullahi A. AbdulRahaman and Ramar Krishnamurthy

26. Aquatic Phytotherapy: Prospects, Challenges and Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Output on Medicinal Aquatic Plants from 2011 to 2020

Muhali O. Jimoh and Learnmore Kambizi/

It is a well accepted fact that our bodies come in all different shapes and sizes and they all react to food in different ways. In this much-anticipated book, Lee Holmes takes a fresh look at the ancient Indian healing system of Ayurveda and applies it to the way we eat. In Ayurvedic practice, identifying your unique body type, or 'dosha', and keeping it in balance is the key to maintaining your weight and overall health. This practical guide and cookbook will help you to achieve the ideal weight for your body type, connect with your constitutional needs and understand how to bring about harmony in your life through food, nutrition and mindfulness. An extensive introductory section to Ayurveda features tips, tables of dosha-specific foods and meal planners as well as yoga exercises illustrated with step-by-step photographs. The recipe section includes shopping lists and over 120 delicious seasonal dishes, such as Baked pumpkin, quinoa and kale, Fragrant fish stew, Butternut pumpkin curry, Carrot, mango, rocket and sunflower salad with orange dressing, Pistachio and blueberry pancakes and Pomegranate and lime cheesecake.At-a-glance symbols indicate which dosha (body type) each recipe is suitable for, and which dishes are appropriate during intermittent fasting. Take the Ayurvedic path to good health and abundant natural energy, and achieve your ideal weight and shape.

'This book takes a preventative stance towards dentistry, and investigates everything from breastfeeding to gut bacteria, to uncover how to support a truly healthy mouth.' Psychologies Teeth are often considered the marker of health, attractiveness, success, and even happiness. Yet our approach to dental care has been fearful, costly, and segregated from other parts of the body. We've long known that oral health echoes our overall well-being. But what if we were to flip the paradigm? What if we thought about dental health as the foundation for our physical health? Dr Steven Lin, an experienced dentist and the world's leading dental nutritionist, has forged a new scientific outlook to reshape our perception of dental disease. Through ancestral medicine, epigenetics and an examination of the oral and gut microbiome, Dr Lin has developed food-based principles for a holistic health approach that is literally top-down. Merging dental and nutritional science, Dr Lin lays out the dietary program that prevents painful cavities and dental treatment, giving you the resources to raise kids who develop naturally straight teeth. His 40-day meal plan is complete with the Dental Diet food pyramid, exercises for the mouth, recipes and cooking techniques to help you easily and successfully implement these practices in your everyday life. Since our mouth is the gatekeeper of our entire body, keeping our oral microbiome balanced is essential for creating and maintaining a healthy and wholesome self. The tools to improve overall wellness levels and reverse disease are closer than we think-in our markets, in our pantries, and, most frequently, in our mouths.

This book serves as a companion guide to Leanne's bestselling book The Keto Diet (Victory Belt, 2017). With the impressive sales of that first book, she quickly became a top keto influencer and the go-to resource for those looking to transition to and learn more about the keto diet. While sales of The Keto Diet remain strong and Leanne's momentum continues to grow, she feels there is a need for additional recipes to complement the original book. Each recipe is an extension of the foundation she laid in her breakout title. The Keto Diet Cookbook features recipes laid out in a new format based on meal size and calorie count, enabling readers to further customise the diet to their individual needs and health concerns.

Winner of a 2017 IACP Cookbook Award Finalist for a Books for a Better Life Award Named one of the top health and wellness books for 2016 by Well + Good and MindBodyGreen From leading psychiatrist and author of Fifty Shades of Kale comes a collection of 100 simple, delicious, and affordable recipes to help you get the core nutrients your brain and body need to stay happy and healthy. What does food have to do with brain health? Everything. Your brain burns more of the food you eat than any other organ. It determines if you gain or lose weight, if you're feeling energetic or fatigued, if you're upbeat or depressed. In this essential guide and cookbook, Drew Ramsey, MD, explores the role the human brain plays in every part of your life, including mood, health, focus, memory, and appetite, and reveals what foods you need to eat to keep your brain-and by extension your body-properly fueled. Drawing upon cutting-edge scientific research, Dr. Ramsey identifies the twenty-one nutrients most important to brain health and overall well-being-the very nutrients that are often lacking in most people's diets. Without these nutrients, he emphasizes, our brains and bodies don't run the way they should. Eat Complete includes 100 appetizing, easy, gluten-free recipes engineered for optimal nourishment. It also teaches readers how to use food to correct the nutrient deficiencies causing brain drain and poor health for millions. For example: * Start the day with an Orange Pecan Waffle or a Turmeric Raspberry Almond Smoothie, and the Vitamin E found in the nuts will work to protect vulnerable brain fat (plus the fiber keeps you satisfied until lunch). * Enjoy Garlic Butter Shrimp over Zucchini Noodles and Mussels with Garlicky Kale Ribbons and Artichokes, and the zinc and magnesium from the seafood will help stimulate the growth of new brain cells. * Want to slow down your brain's aging process? Indulge with a cup of Turmeric Cinnamon Hot Chocolate, and the flavanols found in chocolate both increase blood flow to the brain and help fight age-related memory decline. Featuring fifty stunning, full-color photographs, Eat Complete helps you pinpoint the nutrients missing from your diet and gives you tasty recipes to transform your health-and ultimately your life.

Donna Hay returns with her new, gorgeous hardcover cookbook One Pan Perfect to make life simple, easy and delicious for her millions of fans.

Donna loves to make it easy for home cooks. Her stunning new cookbook, One Pan Perfect - featuring over 120 recipes for simple, easy, no-fuss deliciousness which only need one pot, pan, tray or bowl - will take you from the kitchen to the table in no time at all, and make your whole family happy.

We all want to find ways to cook faster, smarter and tastier than ever before, to sit back and let big, punchy flavours do the heavy lifting with just a single pan, pot, tray or dish. One Pan Perfect is the only book you need to prepare almost-instant, all-in-one meals that are super-delicious and better for you. Think fast, tasty new twists on all your favourites, plus all-new flavour combinations to explore, ready to dial up your weeknight family dinners and lazy weekend lunches.

One Pan Perfect is peppered with all the tips, tricks and how-tosto shortcut your way through the kitchen. You can even scan the QR codes throughout the book with your phone and bring the book to life through a series of instant videos that will lift your cooking game to new heights.

This is fast, fresh deliciousness, all-in-one cooking at its absolute tastiest!

A fast-growing global movement, No Meat Athlete (NMA) is inspiring everyone from weekend joggers to world-class competitors to be healthier and fitter and perform better on whole plant foods. Written by NMA founder Matt Frazier and longtime health coach, yoga teacher, and nutrition writer Stepfanie Romine, The No Meat Athlete Cookbook features 150 whole food, vegan recipes that are affordable and quick to get on the table, even on busy nights. Flere are: Breakfasts to power you up (Almond Butter-Banana Pancakes), mains that aid recovery (Beet Bourguignon), and natural sports drinks, portables, energy bites, and bars (V9, Umeboshi Electrolyte Drink, Calorie Bomb Cookies) to take you further and help you get the most from every workout Minimal gluten, soy, and sweeteners, plus oil-free options throughout (ideal for followers of the Forks Over Knives diet) Meal-planning guidelines, nutritional info, adaptable "blueprint" recipes--and more!

With more than 7 million sold in America, air fryers are the next Instant Pot: the new hot kitchen appliance home cooks have to have--and Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough are here to help you make the most of it. Initially conceived as a way of producing crispy "fried" foods with half the calories and fat, the air fryer is more than just a diet trick. It's also the best, easiest way to cook with the power of a commercial convection oven at home, producing the crispiest roasted vegetables, perfectly-cooked chicken with crunchy skin, and, yes, the most delicious french fries you'll ever make without digging out a deep fryer. With more than 300 delicious, unpretentious, and totally customisable recipes for everything from entire meals cooked inside the air fryer to party snacks, healthy sides, and delicious desserts, this book will be the go-to resource for this year's hottest home cooking appliance.

Make your own bread and don't waste a slice. I'm Jack, professional-chef-turned-breadmaker on a mission to give everyone the knowledge they need to make their own amazing bread at home. Most breads - including the fancy ones - don't need loads of the hard work. I've figured this out and want to share my tips and tricks with you. Master 30 breads, including classic sandwich loaves, bloomers, rolls, rye, ciabatta, focaccia, fruit breads and sweet buns, pitta and bagels, sourdough and pizza dough. Try my meal ideas to use up every last crumb - from epic sandwiches and the best things on toast to hearty meals like easy spaghetti meatballs that use up stale bread, salads and soups with the crunchiest croutons, and doughnut offcuts served with gloriously gooey chocolate and marshmallow dip! There are recipes here everyone will love.

"There is no one better to ask than Marion, who is the leading guide in intelligent, unbiased, independent advice on eating, and has been for decades."--Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything Let's Ask Marion is a savvy and insightful question-and-answer collection that showcases the expertise of food politics powerhouse Marion Nestle in exchanges with environmental advocate Kerry Trueman. These informative essays show us how to advocate for food systems that are healthier for people and the planet, moving from the politics of personal dietary choices, to community food issues, and finally to matters that affect global food systems. Nestle has been thinking, writing, and teaching about food systems for decades, and her impact is unparalleled. Let's Ask Marion provides an accessible survey of her opinions and conclusions for anyone curious about the individual, social, and global politics of food.

A compendium of tasty and balanced Ayurvedic recipes combined with information on the Ayurvedic principles of food and diet; a comprehensive listing of foods categorized by suitability to body type as well as a chart listing the qualities of foods; a chart to determine your own constitution...and much more.